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History · Naytahwaush

Naytahwaush’s post office opened in 1907

Most of Naytahwaush was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1969 on and the census since 2000.

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How Naytahwaush began

When was Naytahwaush founded?

1907

The Naytahwaush post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 583 in 20002020 census: 504119 years
Founding year: the first Naytahwaush post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Naytahwaush’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Naytahwaush, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Naytahwaush yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Naytahwaush ( NAY-tə-wawsh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1907. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 578 to 504 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Naytahwaush on the map, 1969 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Naytahwaush. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Naytahwaush on the 1969 USGS mapNaytahwaush on the 1985 USGS map1969North Twin Lake sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Naytahwaush.

People over time

Naytahwaush, census by census

010020030040050060020002020Peak: 583

Between 504 and 583 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Naytahwaush’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Naytahwaush’s history

What year was Naytahwaush founded?

The Naytahwaush post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.